Transpose it up 1/2 step like hunter plays it. Much easier than barre chords

SO it would go

C G F C G
Cherise was brushing her long hair gently down
C G F C G
It was the afternoon of carnival as she brushes it gently down
C G F C G
Rubin was strumming his painted mandolin
C G F
It was inlaid with a pretty face in jade
C G F
Played in the carnival parade